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References

Professor George Perry

george.perry@auckland.ac.nz

Associate Professor Janet M Wilmshurst

janet.wilmshurst@auckland.ac.nz

Additional references available on request

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Quinn Asena

PhD candidate at the University of Auckland exploring ecosystem change using palaeoecological and modelling techniques. I develop ecological simulations to investigate underlying ecosystem dynamics and the reliability of statistical methods used in ecological analyses. I also get hands-on in the field and the lab.

Master’s researched involved environmental monitoring using sensor networks and robotics.

Education

PhD. Candidate, Environmental Science

University of Auckland

Auckland, NZ

Present - 2017

  • Working on regime shift modelling and palaeoecology
  • Supervised by George Perry and Janet Wilmshurst

MEnv. Environmental Science

University of York

York, UK

2016 - 2012

  • 1st class degree: Integrated masters degree in environmental science
  • Courses included: Ecological Principles; Biogeography, Applied Ecology and Environmental Management; Protected Areas; Design and Implementation; Climate Change: Science, Observation & Impacts; Research Skills and Statistical Methods

Music School

Royal Academy of Music

London, UK

2010 - 2005

  • Study in performance, composition and musical theory. Multiple competition awards
  • ABRSM Grade 8 Piano Performance
  • ABRSM Grade 5 Music Theory

Selected Positions

Graduate Teaching Assistant and Assistant Coordinator

University of Auckland

Auckland, NZ

2019

  • GTA and assistant coordinator for Discovering Environmental Modelling
  • Guest lecturer on population growth
  • Developed application as a teaching aid: shiny app for lecture and lecture slides

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Auckland

Auckland, NZ

2019 - 2018

  • GTA: Natural and Human Environmental Systems; Discovering Environmental Modelling; and, Environmental Science and Management

Research Assistant

Stockholm Environment Institute

York, UK

2017 - 2016

  • Assisting in the reconstruction of fire regimes in the North York Moors
  • Core preparation and microscope analysis for charcoal and SCPs
  • Statistical analysis and compilation of data

Student Ambassador

University of York

York, UK

2016 - 2013

IT Services Media Development Intern

University of York

York, UK

2015

  • Filming, editing, scripting and directing a series of short educational films
  • Creating posters

Articles and Publications

Courses

Attended several courses during my PhD to improve my software proficiency and scientific understanding including:

Software courses:

  • - Software Carpentry
  • - Winter Bootcamp
  • - Research Bazaar

University Papers/Modules:

  • - Environmental Data Analysis
  • - Modelling of Environmental Systems










Skills

  • - programming
  • - High performance computing
  • - Microscopy
  • - ITRAX core scanning
  • - Peat core preparation

Response to comment on Peatland carbon stocks and burn history: Blanket bog peat core evidence highlights charcoal impacts on peat physical properties and long-term carbon storage by Evans et al.

GEO: Geography and Environment

N/A

2019

  • Heinemeyer et al.
  • Role: core preparation and microscopy - charcoal and spheroidal spheroidal carbonaceous particles

Population viability analyses in New Zealand: a review

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

N/A

2018

  • Simpkins et al.

Packages and apps

fisheR

R package

N/A

2019

  • Translation of python script for calculating Fisher’s Information on time-series data
  • Code available on github

Population growth app

Shiny app

N/A

2019

Population growth lecture aid app

Shiny app

N/A

2019

Selected Workshops and Conferences

George Perry Lab

Interested in the lab group? Visit George Perry’s lab group: Spatial Ecology Group















Hobbies and Interests

  • Keen musician improving my piano skills

  • Rock climber, if I’m not working I’m probably up a mountain. Been teaching rock climbing safety in the university club for two years

INQUA

International Union For Quaternary Research

Dublin, Ireland

2019

  • Presentation on resilience

Durham

Durham University

Durham, UK

2019

  • Invited speaker on modelling resilience in ecosystems

Biological Heritage Science Challenge

University of Canterbury

Christchurch, NZ

2019

  • Speaker

International Swiss Climate Summer School Earth systems variability through time: processes, observations and models

University of Bern

Bern, Switzerland

2018

  • Poster presentation and participant
  • Accredited course worth 3 ECTS credits

Te Punaha Matatini Biomaths

University of Auckland

Auckland, NZ

2018

  • Speaker

EcoRe3: Resistance, Recovery and Resilience in Long-term Ecological Systems

PAGES - University of Utah

Utah, USA

2018

  • Speaker

Paleodata Demo Derby Workshop

University of Wisconsin

Wisconsin, USA

2018

  • Participant

Biological Heritage Science Challenge

University of Canterbury

Christchurch, NZ

2017

  • Speaker

Volunteering and other Experience

Database Work for Literature Review

N/A

York, UK

2016

  • Literature review work for Assoc. prof. Andy Marshal (unpublished)

NightSafe Volunteer

University of York

York, UK

2015

  • Student organisation taking care of student safety throughout the night in the City of York

Science and Outreach - York Institute for Tropical Ecosystems

University of York

York, UK

2015

  • Developed short films and interviews overviewing the work done by the York Institute for Tropical Ecosystems (KITE)
  • Link to film
  • Link to short

York Students in Schools Volunteer

University of York

York, UK

2014

  • Volunteering as an assistant in school teaching a range of sciences

Flood Defences - certified course

University of York

York, UK

2012

  • Design a flood defence plan for the City of York
  • Team won first place

Environment Department Media Development

University of York

York, UK

2012

  • Filming and editing a series of interviews of academics in the environment department for open-day presentations